Pocket-igniter.



H. F. JONES. POOKET IGNITER. APPLIOATIoN PI'LBD 11111.11, 1910.

Patented Sept. 20, 1910 l fl/y. 4,

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HERBERT F. JONES, OF OCONTO, WISCONSIN.

POCKET-IGNITER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 20, 1910.

Application filed March 11, 1910. Serial No. 548,653.

T o all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HERBERT F. JONES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oconto, county of Oconto, and State of W'isconsin, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Pocketlgniters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for storing and ignitingcombusti4 ble materials, which are put up in spherical form or so calledpellets and it pertains more especially, among other things, to themechanism for simultaneously igniting the pellet as the cover of thecontaining receptacle is released and thrown open.

The construction of my device .is explained by reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a vertical sectionthereof, as it appears when the cover is closed. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection of the device as it appears when the cover is in its openposition. Fig. 3 is a top view of the receptacle as it appears when thecover' is thrown open. Fig. t is a transverse section, drawn on line ofFig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a transverse section, drawn on line g/-y of Fig.1.

Lilie parts are identified by the same reference numerals throughout theseveral views.

1 is a receptacle in which the pellets 2 are stored preparatory to use.The receptacle 1 is provided with a funnel 3 by which, when thelreceptacle is inverted, the pellets are caused to move of their owngravity in a single series through the discharge passage 4.

5 is a slidable partition, by which When the cover 6 is thrown back toits open position as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the discharge end of thefunnel 3 is closed.

G is a cage, comprising a plurality of inwardly converging fingers 7,which cage is provided for the reception of a single pellet preparatoryto being ignited. The partition 5 is provided with an aperture 8 throughwhich the pellets pass, one at a time, from the receptable 1 into thecage 6, when the cover 6 is in its closed position, as shown in Figs. 1and 4.

9 is a spring by which the partition 5 is actuated. The spring 9 isrigidly connected at one end with the funnel 3 by the rivet 10, and atits opposite end with the partition 5 operating in the aperture 11.

12 is an actuating arm, which is rigidly connected at one end to theside of the cover G by a rivet 13, and at its opposite end is adapted tobear against one end of the sliding partition 5 and such parts are soarranged that when the cover is closed, the slidable partition 5 ismoved from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 1, wherebythe aperture 8 is brought into alinement with the discharge end of thefunnel 3, when, the receptacle being inverted, one of the pellets ispermitted to drop through said aperture of its own gravity into the cage6, as previously stated.

It will be understood that the slidable partition 5 is retained in theposition shown in Fig. 1 against the recoil of the spring 9, so long asthe cover is retained in its closed position. lVhen, however, the coveris released from the retaining catch 14, it is thrown back to its openposition by the recoil of said spring 9, while said slidable partition 5is thrown from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 2,whereby the unperforated part of said parti tion is brought between theupper pellet 15 and the pellets below, preparatory to said upper pelletbeing ignited. It will also be understood that the partition 5, when insuch position, serves to prevent the pellets below the partition frombecoming ignited from the one above. The partition 5 is preferablyprovided with a sharp metallic projection 1G, which is adapted tocontact with the pellet as said partition is thrown toward the le't't bythe recoil of said spring 9, and said partition is preferably taperedfrom the aperture S upwardly toward the right, whereby it passes morefreely between the next two adjacent pellets, and whereby the upperpellet is forced by the wedge action of said partition against theconverging points 18 of said fingers 7, when the converging points 1S ofthe fingers and the point 1G of the partition cooperate to produce therequired friction for igniting the pellet 15, as the cover 6 is thrownback by the recoil of said spring. The cover 6 is provided with a notch19 for the reception of the catch 14, whereby said cover is retained inits closed position. Q0 is a push button, which is supported in the wallof the receptacle 1 and .is adapted to bear at its inner end against theside of said spring catch 14, while the outer end is in a convenientposition to be actuated by the thumb of the operator against the same',preparatory to opening the igniter. For convenience 1n placing thepellets in the receptacle, the end member 24 is removably connected tothe receptacle by a hinge 21 and the opposite side of said receptacle isprovided with a spring catch 22, which is adapted to engage in therecess 23 of said end member, whereby said end member is retained in itsclosed position. It will be understood that preparatory to operating thedevice, 1t 1s held in an inverted position, whereby one of the pelletspasses through said aperture from said receptacle into the cage, whenthe cover is released by the pressure applied against the push button20, the cover is thrown back by the recoil of said spring and thepartition 5 -is brought beneath the pellet which has passed into saidcage and the pellet is thereby ignited, preparatory to being used forlighting cigars and for similar purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a device of the described class, the combination of a receptaclefor combustible pellets, a funnel located in said receptacle havingconverging walls forming a passage for a series of said pellets, a cagelocated at the discharge end of said passage adapted to admit but onepellet at a time, a slidable partition supported from the upper end ofsaid funnel provided with an aperture for the passage of said pellets,said partition being interposed between the discharge end of saidpassage and said cage, a cover hinged at one side to said receptacle,means connected with said cover for moving' said slidable partition inone direction, a spring connected with said funnel and adapted to movesaid partition in the opposite direction, and means for igniting apellet in said cage as said partition is moved by said spring.

2.In a device of the described class, the combination of a receptaclefor combustible pellets, a funnel located in said receptacle havingconverging walls forming a passage for a series of said pellets, a cagelocated at the discharge endfof said passage adapted to admit but onepellet at a time, a slidable partition supported from said funnelprovided with an aperture for the passage of said pellets, saidpartition being interposed between the discharge end of said passage andsaid cage, a cover hinged at one side to said receptacle, an arm rigidlyconnected with said cover and adapted as said cover is closed to movesaid partition in one direction, a catch for retaining said cover in itsclosed position, a push button for releasing said catch and cover, aspring supported from said funnell for throwing said cover into its openposition and simultaneously moving said partition and means for ignit-ling said pellets and simultaneously closing communication between theignited pellets 1n said cage and those in said receptacle.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HERBERT F. JONES. Witnesses:

C. M. HILL, EVA A. TRUDELL.

